The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-01-07
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS

A man named Brown WAS knocked /.
down, beaten almost senseless and
robbed OF $lOO, the outrage occurring
near Canton.
The Grand Forks Light Guards ara
going to the great militia encampment
At Washington next May.
Bazilla Clemens, of the Cheyenne
River agency, who claimed 81, $50 10,
aepredations committed in 1869 by
Sioux Indians, was awarded in Wash.
ington Sl,74O in full satisfaction for
his claims.
The commissioner OF investigation
at Bismarck says that all the East.
ern mail sent from st. Paul on The
irst OF the present month was de.
stroyed by fire, and asks any parties
who might have written about that
| late to duplicate their letters.
| The long-looked-for and much desir.
I'd railroad connection, by which two
separate routes areopened to St. Paul
has been made, and the Northwestern
now will run it's trains into James.
/ ;own
Wolves in Bon Homme county are
becoming dangerous nuisance, and
| in place OF being hunted they are now
hunting the hunters.
1t is estimated that there are IS.
100000 acres of land in the territory
yet subject to original entry.
The secretary OF the interior has at.
irmed the decision OF the land COM
missioner in the case OF w. H. Bach
man VS.. Dorothy Smith. giving the
northeast quarter of section 20, town
l12, range So, Huron land district, to
| 5he latter.
Three weddings in the Russian set
.lement in Hanson county recently,
we're followed by festivities lasting As
lours-a Russian custom
The clergy at Grand Forks have pc
titioned the county board to estap-
fish high license for saloons in that
county. They do not ask for prohibi.
| lion.
Some OF the Black Hills papers are
not at oil sanguine OF securing the
opening of the Sioux reservation.
The provision OF the Dawes bill re-
! lulrlng the written consent of three
ourths OF the male adult Indians
would defeat its operation.
A herd OF nearly 1000 antelope
The largest ever known-is now roam
ng in the bad lands between Medora
lnd Beltield. Thirty-seven were killed
~ two hunrers in one day.
Mrs. Stanley Huntly, assistant terri
;orial auditor, has resignedher present
| position to become the amanuensis OF
4 Adit. Gen. Tyner.
A man in Aberdeen wants to bet
one hundred dollars that more than
i've hundred new buildings will be
rected in Aberdeen next year.
The Lincoln county district attor-
ney contest was settled by Judge
Palmer at Sioux Falls in favor OF A.
a. Brown. Brown had majority OF
7otes at the election, but certificate
ofelection was granted Nj. Z. Rudolph
On the ground that Browns votes
'ead county attorney" instead OF
district attorney" Rudolph will
probably appeal to the supreme
tourt.
In the case OF Alexander Boursei,
avolving land in section 27, town
i51, range 65, Devils Lake land dis.
trict, the secretary of the Interior re.
verses the decision OF the commission.
sr, demanding that Boursel give up
one OF the lots in his entry as it ag-
sregated 176 1-2 acres. The secretary
holds that, as Boursel came on the
land eight years in advance OF thesur-
teys, made improvements aggregating
h value $1,000, which would be in
ured by q surrender, and that the
government would gain nothing by
the relinquishment of single lot, he
be allowed to keep the land.
When news of the death OF Adj. Gen.
Free at Iankton reached Gov. Pierce,
ne Immediately issued an order
expressing regrets, and instructing
Adj. Gen. Tyner to take the necessary
steps to insure the departed official
soldiers respect and asollier burial.
Ten. Free was taken to the insane
asylum at 4ankton about six weeks
ago, his mind having given way. He
has good war record, and did much
toward the organization and develop
ment OF the Dakota malltia.
At a meeting of the stockholders OF
The Dakota Fire and Marine Insurance
Company at Chamberlain, George A.
Johnston, OF Mitchell, was elected
vice president, and George A. Silsby,
Of Mitchell. secretary. Both these
gentlemen were made directors. The
rompany will move to Mitchell.
Judge Church adjourned his term OF
court at Huron, and departed for
Washington. He has no idea who will
be named as his successor, but thinks
1t will not be a Dakotan.
Z. Mcnamara of Pierre, who
has been in Washington since congress
met in behalf OF the bill to open up
the Sioux Indian reservation in Dako-
ta, has gone home. Mr.. McNamarais
not sanguine of the successful outcome
OF his efforts in this direction as he
was.
After occupying the attention OF the
court at Fargo for some time, the dis
barment proceedings against Attor-
neys Ryman aud Rourke of Lisbon,
ended virtually in a verdict for the
defense, Judge Mcconnell deciding to
suspend the accused for ninety days.
Fargo is working hard to secure the